Filling Propane Tanks
Over the past few years whenever I take my propane tanks from my trailer to be filled, the person doing the filling always opened a vent on the tank valve with a screwdriver as he/she was adding propa...
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dougrainer wrote:
Since people do not care to research the issue, here is a simple version of what can happen with a slightly overfilled tank and THIS has happened and documented. A lot of RV'er transport 20 or 30 lb DOT tanks in there Motorhome or Towable(usually 5th wheels) storage. So, it is 70 degrees when filled and they overfill the DOT tank and you throw it in the RV and take off. You go to a climate that is 95 plus and camp out. The interior storage heats up and the LP heats up. Then its system blow out valve opens and spews LIQUID LP inside your RV. What happens when that LP reaches an Ignition source? There are lots of them inside and up in a RV. Most would blame the Norcold 1200 refer if it had one:B Same thing can happen in your enclosed Pick up bed or the trunk or interior of your car. I have seen enough REAL evidence in 40 years that I believe what Texas mandates and what we practice is the BEST way to handle LP. Doug
Don’t know of any RV or Motor Home that has the propane tank located inside a closed compartment all are at least open on the bottom, some even have louvered doors. That would keep the vapor outside the RV, there could still be ignition sources within reach of the vapor, but it isn’t inside of the RV.
Now some person may carry a container inside said RV, but doing so is a lack of common sense.
